Monday, March 22, 2010

The Huck$ter runs to form

An opportunity to make money for Mike Huckabee. Send bucks to the Huck PAC, he pleads. If history is a guide, precious few pennies will reach other candidates, but Huck and Family will spend plenty on their activities. And, in the end, what's good for The Huckster is, well, good for The Huckster.

Blue Hog Report has some news on a Republican primary challenge of an incumbent legislator, Rep. Laurie Rushing, by Ernie Hinz of Hot Springs.

Republicans, including at least one from Arkansas, are talking about repealing the Dickey Amendment which prohibits gun research from a public health perspective. But none of them are yet willing to DO anything about it.

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